Developer's Career Path
by Łukasz Bajsarowicz
What is it about?
Developers became "very difficult" employees group.
- Why are they so different?
- What ways of personal development are they interested in?
- How the "IT landscape" looks currently?
Junior ... Developer
... Developer
1 - 2 years
1 - 2 years
Senior ... Developer
1 - 2 years
? !
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | Coding | Coding | Coding | Coding |
| Coding | Coding | Coding | Coding | Coding |
| Call w. customer | Call w. customer | Call w. customer | Call w. customer | Call w. customer |
| Testing features | Coding | Coding | Coding | Coding |
| Coding | Coding | Coding | Coding | Coding |
| Meetings | Coding | Coding | Coding | Coding |
| Code review | Code review | Code review | Code revie | Code review |
Perfect week
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | Daily | Daily | Daily | Daily |
| Managing issues | Interviewing | Managing CI / CD etc | Interviewing | Solving problems |
| Call w. customers | Call w. customer | Call w. customer | Call w. customer | Call w. customer |
| Coding | Coding | Coding | Coding | Project Management |
| Code review | Coding | Coding | Coding | Sprint planning |
| Meetings | Code review | Code review | Code review | Code review |
| Code review | Code review | Code review | Code review | Code review |
Real week
Senior ... Developer
Specialist
Architect
Leader
Manager
Contractor
Enterpreneur
Freelancer
?
Trainer
What drives you?
- People you work with
- Money
- Working alone / with others
- Flexible work hours
- Trainings & conferences
- Technology
- Working on product / for client
- Long-term stability
- Position in hierarchy
Changes catalyst
- Financial destabilization
- No work-life balance
- Better job offer
- Conflicts at work
- Boredom
- Ambition (self or partner)
- Lack of promotion
Get better position!
English at C1+ level
Soft-skills
Change technology
LinkedIn accnt
Certify your skills
Improve your look
Attend conferences
... as a speaker
Join opensource
Learn to create the documentation
Read books
Good luck!
Developer's Career Path
By Łukasz Bajsarowicz
